CITIZENS BANK is a wholly owned subsidiary of Providence-based Citizens Financial Group Inc. The bank posted net income of $1.7 billion in 2017, a 58.1 percent increase on its 2016 performance. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/KELVIN MA
PROVIDENCE – Standing to gain hundreds of millions of dollars in the wake of tax reform, Citizens Financial Group Inc. is sharing some of the wealth. The Providence-based parent of Citizens Bank on Tuesday announced it would give 12,500 employees – representing about 70 percent of its workforce – a one-time $1,000 cash bonus totaling…